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Project Mirabal — Evaluating UK Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes

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A 2009–2015 multi-site study of 11 Respect-accredited UK domestic violence perpetrator programmes found women's reported injury fell from 61% to 2%, and children's exposure to violence fell from 80% to 8%, within 12 months of a partner starting a programme.

61% to 2%
Women reporting injury from partner's violence (baseline to 12 months)
80% to 8%
Children exposed to violence (baseline to 12 months)
Project Mirabal — Evaluating UK Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Respect (UK) / London Metropolitan University / Durham University
Period
2009–2015
Keywords
justice, domestic violence, social services, academic research

Context

Project Mirabal (2009-2015), led by London Metropolitan and Durham universities, surveyed women whose (ex-)partners attended 11 Respect-accredited domestic violence perpetrator programmes (DVPPs) across England, tracking outcomes at six time points over roughly 15 months against a comparison group.

Results

Women's reported injury from their partner's violence fell from 61% at baseline to 2% at 12 months, and children's exposure to violence fell from 80% to 8%; physical and sexual violence ended for most women, though everyday coercive-control behaviours proved more persistent, and the comparison-group analysis found few statistically significant differences between arms.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Respect-accredited programme facilitators

Conditions for success

  • delivering through a nationally accredited standard (Respect) so quality is consistent across the 11 evaluated sites

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